The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-02-12
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

The Senate on Monday passed bills appropri-
ating $2 ,0000 600 for the manufacture of ordnance
and for cost Notifications.
The new Pension Building in Washington is
an immense affair and is said to have seating
capacity of nearly IL, 000.
"A number of Maryland Democrats who were
lately discharged from the Washington navy yard
have been reinstated by order of Secretary Whit
ney.
I'm the revision of the civil service rules the
one which excludes persons over forty-fve years
of age from the classified service is to be eimina
ted from the new code.
congressman Glover, of California, will be
married IN Washington on the 2lst inst, to Miss
Patton, daughter of very wealthy San Francisco
lady of that name, who is at present residing at
the Capital.
AT the dinner given to the diplomatic corps
at the White House few nights ago, eight differ
emit kinds of wine were served to the guests. 1t
was noticed that Mrs. Cleveland drank only apol-
lanaris water.
Over two hundred military organizations, in
Guiding number of full regiments, have signifed
their intention of taking part in the National en-
campment and drill, which comes off in Washing
ton next May.
The colored citizens of Washington held
mass meeting on Tuesday night and passed reso-
lutions endorsing the action of the Senate in re-
jecting the nomination of the colored man Mat
tleWS, 1Or hecOrQer OF DeeQS LOT INC DlStrlcC.
The President has approved the act to fix the
day for the meeting of the electors of President
and Vice-President, and to provide for and regu-
late the counting of the vote for President and
Vice-President, and the decision of questions
arising thereon.
Senator Beck, of Kentucky, lately received a
letter from one of his constituents in which the
latter proposed to give the Senator ten per cent.
of his salary for the first year if he would
i'm q manf off or IIryf ho nofn
was highly indignant.
1t is said in Washington that Hon. George II.
Pendleton, of Ohio, will be appointed Secretary of
the Treasury upon the resignation of Secretary
Manning. Mr.. Pendleton is the father of the
present civil service law and is in accord with the
President upon that subject.
The Senate has passed the bill to refund to
the several states and territories the monies col
lected under the direct tax levied by Congress in
August, 1851, and if the bill becomes law Mary
lands share will be $436,6S If this money has
to be paid the "surplus' in the Treasury will get
q very black eye.
If the present dependent pension bill now be-
fore Congress should pass, it will saddle an addi-
tionaI outlay of $72, 900 900 year upon the Gov
eminent and will increase the pension payments
to nearly $150,000,000 annually. If this system
of robbery is permitted to continue it will swamp
the Government finally.
In the Senate on Wednesday the day was
given up to eulogies on the late Gen. Logan and
a number of beautiful and touching tributes were
pronounced. Mrs. Logan, accompanied by her
son and daughter, sat in the gallery during the
day and was much affected by the feeling alu-
sions to her late husband.
The War Department has obtained informa-
ton that there are now in the United States 94,-
900 miltiamen in state of thorough organization
and over 100000 men available for military SER
vice. Foreign nations who have an idea Of fool
ing with Uncle Sam had better consider these
figures before going too far.
Prominent Mcrmons are in Washington with
their pockets loaded with money with which to
lobby against the bill now pending before Con-
gress and which will, if passed, uproot the foun-
dations of their church. They are working like
beavers with Senators and Representatives and
there is no telling what the outcome will be.